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English
Pronunciation
- enPR: chī-nēzʹ, IPA: /tʃaɪˈniːz/, SAMPA: /tSaI"ni:z/
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- Rhymes: -iːz
Etymology
From China
Noun
Chinese (countable and uncountable; plural Chinese)
- (uncountable) The class of Sino-Tibetan dialects including Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min Nan and others. Abbreviation: Chin or Chin.
- (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by this language family.
- Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese.
- (uncountable) Mandarin, the main language spoken in China.
- (used as a plural and always preceded by the) The people of China.
- The Chinese have an incredible history.
- All people of Chinese descent or self-identity
- The Chinese are present in all parts of the world.
- (countable) A person born in China.
- The place was empty till two Chinese walked in.
- (UK, countable, informal) A Chinese meal.
- We're going out tonight for a Chinese.
- (North America, uncountable, informal) Chinese food.
- Do you care for Chinese tonight?
Notes
- A determiner is required in the sense of "the Chinese people".
Synonyms
- (language): Chinese language
- (writing system): Chinese writing system
- (Mandarin): Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese
- (the people of China): Chinese people
- (person born in China): Chinaman (of a man only; now considered offensive), Chinee (archaic, informal), chink (person or people who comes from China or its descent; ethinic slur; derogatory)
- (Chinese meal): Chinese meal
- (Chinese food): Chinese food
Derived terms
terms derived from Chinese
Related terms
Translations
the language
- Afrikaans: Sjinees
- Albanian: Kineze
- American Sign Language: 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Abdomen-FingerBack
- Arabic: صينية (ar) (Siníyya) f., الصينية (ar) (al-Siníyya) f., صيني (ar) (Siiniy) m.
- Armenian: չինարեն (hy) (činaren)
- Azeri: чин (čin)
- Basque: txinera
- Belarusian: кітайская (be) (kitájskaja) f.
- Bosnian: kineski (bs) m.
- Breton: sinaeg m.
- Bulgarian: китайски (bg) (kitájski) m.
- Burmese: [[တရုတ်စကား#{{{1}}}|တရုတ်စကား]] (my) (tăyouq-zăgà)
- Catalan: xinès m., xinesa f.
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 中文 (jūngmàn); 普通话 (póutūngwá); 國語/国语 (gwokyú); 漢語/汉语 (Honyú); 華語/华语 (Wàyú)
- Mandarin: 中文 (cmn) (Zhōngwén), 普通話 (cmn), 普通话 (cmn) (Pǔtōnghuà), 國語 (cmn), 国语 (cmn) (Gúoyǔ), 華語 (cmn), 华语 (cmn) (Huáyǔ)
- Min Nan: Hàn-gí
- Cornish: Chenek
- Croatian: kineski (hr)
- Czech: čínština (cs) f.
- Danish: kinesisk (da)
- Dutch: Chinees (nl) n.
- Esperanto: Ĉinia (eo)
- Estonian: hiina (et)
- Faroese: Kinesiskt (fo)
- Filipino: Intsik, Tsino
- Finnish: kiina (fi)
- French: chinois (fr) m.
- Georgian: ჩინური (ka) (činuri)
- German: Chinesisch (de) n.
- Greek: κινέζικα (el) (kinézika) n. pl.
- Gujarati: ચીની (chīnī)
- Hebrew: סינית (he) (sinít) f.
- Hindi: चीनी (hi) (cīnī) f.
- Hungarian: kínai (hu)
- Icelandic: kínverska (is)
- Indonesian: bahasa China (id), bahasa Cina (id), bahasa Mandarin (id), China (id), Cina (id)
- Irish: Sínis
- Italian: cinese (it) m.
- Japanese: 中国語 (ja) (ちゅうごくご, Chūgokugo)
- Kazakh: қытай тілі (kk) (qıtay tili) m., қытай (kk) (qıtay) m.
- Khmer: ភាសាចិន (km) (pīăsā cən)
- Korean: 중국어 (ko) (Jungguk-eo) (中國語 (ko)), 중국말 (ko) (Junggung-mal)
- Kurdish: Çînî, چینی
- Lao: ພາສາຈີນ (lo) (phaa-saa ciin)
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- Latin: sinesis (la) m., lingua sinica (la) f.
- Latvian: ķīniešu (lv), ķīniešu valoda (lv) f.
- Limburgish: Sjineesj (li) n.
- Lithuanian: kinų (lt) m. and f. pl., kinų kalba (lt) f.
- Macedonian: кинески (kínеski)
- Malay: bahasa Cina (ms), Cina (ms)
- Maltese: Ċiniż
- Manchu: nikan i gisun
- Marathi: चीनी भाषा (chīnī bhāsā)
- Moksha: Китаень (Kitaen’)
- Mongolian: хятад хэл (mn) (hyátad hel)
- Navajo: Tsiiʼyiishbizhí dinéʼiʼ bizaad
- Nepali: चीनियाँ (ne) (chīniyān)
- Norwegian: kinesisk (no)
- Occitan: chinès
- Persian: چینی (fa) (Čini), زبان چینی (fa) (zabân-e čini)
- Polish: chiński (pl)
- Portuguese: chinês (pt) m.
- Romanian: chineză (ro)
- Russian: китайский язык (ru) (kitájskij jazýk) m., китайский (ru) (kitájskij) m. colloq, путунхуа (ru) (putunxuá) m.
- Scottish Gaelic: Sìonais (gd) f.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: кинески (sr) m.
- Roman: kineski m.
- Sinhalese: චීන (si)
- Slovak: Čínsky (sk)
- Slovene: kitajščina (sl) f.
- Spanish: chino (es)
- Swahili: Kichina (noun 7)
- Swedish: kinesiska (sv)
- Tagalog: Intsík, Tsino
- Tajik: чинӣ (tg) (činī), забони чинӣ (tg) (zaboni činī)
- Tamil: சீனம் (chīnam)
- Tatar: Кытай (Kıtay)
- Thai: ภาษาจีน (th) (paasăa jiin)
- Turkish: Çince (tr)
- Turkmen: hytaý dili (tk)
- Ukrainian: китайська (uk) (kytájs’ka) f.
- Urdu: چینی (ur) (cīnī) f.
- Vietnamese: tiếng Trung Quốc (vi), tiếng Hoa (vi), tiếng Hán (vi), tiếng Tàu (vi), Hán ngữ (vi)
- Walloon: Chinwès
- Welsh: Tsieineeg, Tseineg
- West Frisian: Sineesk
- Yiddish: כינעזיש (yi) (kinezish) n.
- Zulu: Ishayina
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writing system of Chinese
Mandarin
- American Sign Language: 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Abdomen-FingerBack
- Arabic: صينية (Siníyya) f., اللغة الصينية الشمالية (al-lúgha al-Siníyya al-shamaalíyya) f. (Northern Chinese language), مندرينية (mandariniya) f.
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: (PRC) 普通話 (cmn), 普通话 (cmn) (Pǔtōnghuà) (Putonghua), (Taiwan) 國語 (cmn), 国语 (cmn) (Guóyǔ) (Guoyu), (other terms) 華語 (cmn), 华语 (cmn) (Huáyǔ), 官話 (cmn), 官话 (cmn) (Guānhuà), 北方話 (cmn), 北方话 (cmn) (Běifānghuà)
- Czech: čínština (cs) f., mandarínština (cs) f.
- Danish: mandarin (da)
- Dutch: Mandarijns (nl)
- Estonian: mandariini (et)
- Filipino: Intsik, Tsino
- Finnish: kiina (fi), mandariinikiina (fi)
- Hindi: मेंडरिन भाषा (hi) (menḍarin bhāṣā) f.
- Italian: cinese (it) m., mandarino (it) m.
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- Japanese: 北京官話 (ja) (ペキンかんわ, Pekin-kanwa), 北京官話 (ja) (ペキンかんわ, pekinkanwa), 北京語 (ja) (ぺきんご, Pekin-go)
- Korean: 중국보통어 (ko) (Jungguk-botong-eo), 북경어 (ko) (Buggyeong-eo), 보통화 (ko) (Botonghwa) (普通語 (ko))
- Macedonian: мандарински (mk) (mandarínski) m.
- Norwegian: mandarin (no)
- Portuguese: mandarim (pt) m.
- Russian: мандарин (ru) (mandarín) m., путунхуа (ru) (putunxuá) m. (indeclinable), литературный китайский (ru) (literatúrnyj kitájskij) m.
- Spanish: mandarín, dialecto mandarín
- Swahili: Kimandarini (sw)
- Swedish: mandarin (sv), mandarinkinesiska (sv)
- Tagalog: Intsík, Tsino
- Thai: ภาษาจีนกลาง (th) (paasăa jeen glaang)
- Urdu: چینی (ur) (cīnī) m. and f.
- Vietnamese: Quan thoại, tiếng Bắc Kinh
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the people of China
- American Sign Language: 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Abdomen-FingerBack
- Arabic: صيني (ar) (Siniy) m., صينية (ar) (Siníyya) f., صينيون (ar) (Siniyuun) m. pl., صينيات (ar) (Siniyaat) f. pl.
- Burmese: [[တရုတ်လူမျိုး#{{{1}}}|တရုတ်လူမျိုး]] (my)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 中國人/中国人 (Jūnggwok yàn); 華人/华人 (Wà yàn); 漢人/汉人 (Hon yàn); 唐人 (Tòng yàn)
- Mandarin: (Chinese citizens) 中國人 (cmn), 中国人 (cmn) (Zhōngguórén); (ethnic Chinese) 華人 (cmn), 华人 (cmn) (Huárén), 漢族 (cmn), 汉族 (cmn) (Hànzú), 漢人 (cmn), 汉人 (cmn) (Hànrén), 唐人 (cmn) (Tángren)
- Min Nan: Tiong-kok-lâng
- Croatian: kinezi (hr) pl.
- Czech: Číňané (cs) m. pl.
- Danish: kinesere (da) pl.
- Dutch: Chinezen (nl)
- Estonian: hiinlased
- Filipino: Intsik, Tsino
- Finnish: kiinalaiset (fi) pl.
- French: les Chinois m. pl.
- German: die Chinesen pl.
- Greek: Κινέζοι (el) (kinézi) m. pl.
- Hebrew: סיני (he) (syni) m., סינית (he) (synit) f.
- Hindi: चीनी (hi) (cīnī) m. and f.
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all people of Chinese descent or self-identity
person born in China
- American Sign Language: 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Shoulder-FingerBack 1@Abdomen-FingerBack
- Arabic: صيني (ar) (Siniy) m., صينية (ar) (Siníyya) f.
- Armenian: չինացի (činac'i)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 中國人 (cmn), 中国人 (cmn) (Zhōngguórén)
- Czech: Číňan (cs) m.
- Danish: kineser (da) c.
- Dutch: Chinees (nl) m., Chinese (nl) f.
- Estonian: hiinlane m. and f., hiinlanna f.
- Filipino: Intsik, Tsino
- Finnish: kiinalainen (fi)
- French: Chinois (fr) m., Chinoise (fr) f.
- German: Chinese (de) m., Chinesin (de) f., Chinesen (de) m. pl., Chinesinnen (de) f. pl.
- Greek: Κινέζος (el) (Kinézos) m., Κινέζα (el) (Kinéza) f.
- Hebrew: סיני (he) (syni) m., סינית (he) (synit) f.
- Hindi: चीनी (hi) (cīnī) m. and f.
- Hungarian: kínai (hu)
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- Italian: cinese (it) m. and f.
- Japanese: 中国人 (ja) (ちゅうごくじん, Chūgokujin)
- Korean: 중국인 (ko) (Jungguk-in) (中國人 (ko))
- Macedonian: Кинез (mk) (Кínez) m., Кинеска (mk) (Kíneska) f.
- Norwegian: kineser (no) c.
- Polish: Chińczyk (pl) m., Chinka (pl) f.
- Portuguese: chinês (pt) m., chinesa (pt) f.
- Russian: китаец (ru) (kitájec) m., китаянка (ru) (kitajánka) f., китайцы (ru) (kitájcy) m. pl.
- Scottish Gaelic: Sìonach (gd) m.
- Slovene: Kitajec m., Kitajka f.
- Spanish: chino (es) m., china (es) f.
- Swahili: Mchina (sw)
- Swedish: kines (sv) (male) c., kinesiska (sv) (female) c.
- Tagalog: Intsík, Tsino
- Thai: คนจีน (th) (kon jeen)
- Turkish: Çinli (tr)
- Urdu: چینی (ur) (cīnī) m. and f.
- Vietnamese: người Trung Quốc (vi), người Tàu (vi)
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Translations to be checked
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Original note: "Note: The translations for the language apply for the the people for all languages above except the following:"
These translations were given for the sense "the people". It is insufficient to say "see above" because this makes the tables dependent on one another and relies on both being kept up to date and in synch. Further, many of these translations give singular and plural forms or singular forms alone, when they should probably give plural forms only.
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- Latin: Sinesis
- Manchu: (nikan)
- Persian: چینی (chini)
- Serbo-Croatian}:
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Adjective
Chinese (not comparable)
- Of China, its languages or people
- Unexpected, as used in the phrases Chinese whispers, Chinese burn, Chinese auction.
Synonyms
- (of China, its language or people): Sinic, Sino- (prefix)
Translations
relating to China
- Afrikaans: sjinese
- American Sign Language: 1@ContraShoulder-FingerBack 1@IpsiShoulder-FingerBack 1@Abdomen-FingerBack
- Arabic: صيني (ar) (Síniy)
- Armenian: չինական (hy) (činakan)
- Belarusian: кітайскі (be) (kitájski)
- Bosnian: kineski m sg/pl
- Breton: sinaat
- Bulgarian: китайски (bg) (kitájski)
- Burmese: [[တရုတ်#{{{1}}}|တရုတ်]] (my) (tăyouq)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 中國/中国 (Jūnggwok); 中國嘅/中国嘅 (Jūnggwok ge); 中國的/中国的 (Jūnggwok dīk) written only; 中華/中华 (Jūngwà)
- Mandarin: 中國 (cmn), 中国 (cmn) (Zhōngguó), 中國的 (cmn), 中国的 (cmn) (Zhōngguó de), 中華 (cmn), 中华 (cmn) (Zhōnghuá), (as a component) 中- (cmn) (Zhōng-), (language, ethnicity) 漢 (cmn), 汉 (cmn) (Hàn-), 華 (cmn), 华 (cmn) (Huá)
- Czech: čínský (cs)
- Danish: kinesisk (da)
- Dutch: Chinees (nl), Chinese (nl)
- Esperanto: ĉina (eo)
- Filipino: Tsina
- Finnish: kiinalainen (fi)
- French: chinois (fr) m., chinoise (fr) f.
- German: chinesisch (de)
- Greek: σινικός (sinikós) m. (f. σινική (sinikí), n. σινικό (sinikó)), κινέζικος (kinézikos) m. (f. κινέζικη (kinéziki), n. κινέζικο (kinéziko))
- Hindi: चीनी (hi) (cīnī)
- Hungarian: kínai (hu)
- Icelandic: kínverskur (is) m., kínversk (is) f., kínverskt (is) n., kínverskir (is) pl., kínverskar (is) f.pl., kínversk (is) n.pl.
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- Italian: cinese (it) m. and f.
- Japanese: 中国 (ja) (ちゅうごく, Chūgoku), 中国の (ja) (ちゅうごくの, Chūgoku-no), 中華 (ja) (ちゅうか, Chūka), (as a prefix) 中- (ja) (ちゅう-, Chū-)
- Korean: 중국 (ko) (Jungguk) (中國 (ko)), (as a prefix) 중- (ko) (Jung-) (中- (ko))
- Latin: Sinica
- Lithuanian: kiniškas (lt) m., kiniška (lt) f.
- Macedonian: кинески (mk) (kinéski)
- Persian: چینی (fa) (čini)
- Polish: chiński (pl) m., chińska (pl) f., chińskie (pl) n.
- Portuguese: chinês m., chinesa f., sino m.
- Romanian: chinezesc m., chinezească f., chinezeşti pl.
- Russian: китайский (ru) (kitájskij) m., (also, of ethnicity) ханьский (ru) (xán'skij)
- Scottish Gaelic: Sìonach (gd)
- Serbian:
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- Slovene: kitajski m., kitajska f., kitajsko n.
- Spanish: chino (es) m., china (es) f.
- Swahili: Kichina (sw)
- Swedish: kinesisk (sv)
- Tajik: чинӣ (tg) (činī)
- Thai: จีน (th) (jiin)
- Turkish: Çin (tr)
- Ukrainian: китайський (uk) (kytájs'kyj)
- Urdu: چینی (ur) (cīnī)
- Vietnamese: Trung Quốc (vi) (中國 (vi)), Tàu (vi), Trung (vi) (中 (vi)), Hán (vi) (漢 (vi)), Hoa (vi) (華 (vi))
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See also
External links
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
Chinese f. (plural Chinesen)
- female person from China
Related terms
- China n. (China)
- Chinees m. (person from China, male or female)
- Chinees n. (the Chinese language)
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Chinese m. (genitive Chinesen, plural Chinesen</span>)
- male person from China
Related terms
af:Chinese
zh-min-nan:Chinese
de:Chinese
et:Chinese
el:Chinese
es:Chinese
fa:Chinese
fr:Chinese
gu:Chinese
ko:Chinese
hy:Chinese
hi:Chinese
hr:Chinese
io:Chinese
it:Chinese
ku:Chinese
lt:Chinese
li:Chinese
hu:Chinese
ml:Chinese
nl:Chinese
ja:Chinese
no:Chinese
oc:Chinese
pl:Chinese
pt:Chinese
ru:Chinese
simple:Chinese
fi:Chinese
sv:Chinese
th:Chinese
tr:Chinese
vi:Chinese
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